Sad news, Jim Kelly star of ENTER THE DRAGON, BLACK BELT JONES, TATTOO CONNECTION, and the Al Adamson classic DEATH DIMENSION dies at age 67. He also, later in life, became a professional tennis coach.

When I met him at a comic convention in 2012, he was a truly nice guy and seemed healthy enough. Such a thrill to meet him! But now that I think of it, I noticed something a little odd. He seemed to have a bit of difficulty writing messages and quotes on his photos. At first I thought that perhaps he just had difficulty writing, or that his hand coordination was off because of the overseas flight, but maybe it was pointing to something with his health. We may never know. RIP, Mr. Kelly.

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"Many others since have tried & failed at making a watchable parasite slug movie" - LilCerberus

"BULLs**t ! Mister Hand Man!"f**k . I was so p**sed when he died in Enter the Dragon.I loved BLACK BELT JONES.Dammit.DAMMIT!

Yeah I remember that..and I liked after Han locked him up in the room and wouldn't let him leave..Kelly says, "Man, you come right out of a comic book!" Certainly a loss to us all

My son,Jed,always said when he was 8 years old."Why did Jim Kelly get killed" I told him that black people all got killed in movies because its a racist world.The first black hero in horror film was NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD(1968). I like John Saxon...but that shoulda been Jim or Bruce fighting Bolo.It was made for an American audiance,so Saxon was the hero.Jim Kellyb shoulda been around kicking ass.